Early June is a great time to finish planting gardens, containers, and hanging baskets. Here are tips for lawns, pruning, spring perennial care and how to add a butterfly garden.
Choosing which hot peppers to grow can be fun. Some of the more commonly grown hot peppers include ancho, chili, poblano, habanero, jalapeño and hot banana.
The most important time to fertilize is in mid to late September. That feeding replenishes depleted nutrients and gives the grass plants time to take up and store the food.
Not mowing in May means not mowing until June, which could mean the grass is anywhere from 12-18 inches high. Mowing more than a third of the plant’s tissue in a single mowing can stress a lawn.
April 30, 2023 05:57 AM
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By Jennifer Knutson | U of M Extension Master Gardener
Like all stone fruits, plum trees bloom very early in the spring and if the delicate flowers get damaged by freezing temperatures, it means no fruit that year.
April 09, 2023 05:57 AM
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By Jennifer Knutson | U of M Extension Master Gardener
